The Expulsion of Mormons from Jackson County, Missouri occurred in 1833 when Mormons were forcibly displaced from Jackson County, Missouri amidst escalating violence between Mormon residents and non-M
Destruction of the printing press, by C.C.A Christensen
This one page Plat written in June 1833 by Joseph Smith defines a comprehensive multiple city plan.
The controversial issue of The Evening and the Morning Star published in July 1833.
A panoramic view of Temple Lot from the U.N. Plaza to the west. Significant buildings (left to right): Stone Church (a historic congregational building of the Community of Christ), Church of Christ Temple Lot, Community of Christ Temple, Mormon Independence Visitor Center (slightly visible to the left down the hill from the auditorium), Community of Christ Auditorium.
Zion (Latter Day Saints)
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Within the Latter Day Saint movement, Zion is often used to connote an association of the righteous. This association would practice a form of communitarian economics, called the United Order, which w
Expulsion of Mormons from Jackson County, Missouri
…located then in Kirtland, Ohio. Jackson County was designated in July 1831 as a gathering place, where they believed they would eventually establish the city of Zion. Tensions mounted in July 1833 when a controversial issue of the local Mormon newspaper was published. One article reminded free people of color to…
Tower Hill at Adam-ondi-Ahman, Missouri USA